mot

mot  (m)

n.

A witty or incisive remark.

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[French, from Old French, word, saying, probably from Vulgar Latin *mttum, from Late Latin muttum, grunt, mutter, of imitative origin.]

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MOT

abbreviation for

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in New Zealand and formerly in Britain) Ministry of Transport (in Britain now part of the DTLR)

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (in Britain) MOT test: a compulsory annual test for all road vehicles over a certain age, which require a valid MOT certificate

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mot¹

n

short for bon mot

[via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter]

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mot²

n

Dublin slang a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend

[perhaps a variant of mort, obsolete slang for girl or woman, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mot - a clever remark bon mot humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

MOT (Brit)

A. N ABBR

1. =Ministry of Transport → Ministerio m de Transportes

2. (Aut) (also MOT test) =Ministry of Transport test examen anual de coches obligatorio → Inspección f Técnica de Vehículos(Sp), ITV f (Sp)
to pass the MOT (Aut) → pasar la ITV(Sp)
MOT certificate → certificado m de la ITV(Sp)

B. VT I got my car MOT'd last month → el coche pasó la ITV el mes pasado
car for sale, MOT'd till June → se vende coche, ITV válida hasta junio

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MOT [ˌɛməʊˈtiː] n abbr (British) (=Ministry of Transport) → contrôle m technique
to pass its MOT [car] → obtenir le certificat du contrôle technique
Her car failed its MOT → Sa voiture n'a pas obtenu le certificat du contrôle technique.

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MOT (Brit)

n

abbr of Ministry of Transport

MOT (test) → ˜ TÜV m; it failed its MOT → ˜ es ist nicht durch den TÜV gekommen; MOT certificate → ˜ TÜV-Plakette f

vt to get one’s car MOT’d → ˜ sein Auto zum TÜV bringen; I got my car MOT’d (successfully) → ˜ mein Auto hat den TÜV bestanden; the car is MOT’d till June → ˜ das Auto hat noch TÜV bis Juni

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MOT [ˌɛməʊˈtiː] n abbr (Brit) =Ministry of Transport → ministero dei Trasporti
MOT (test) revisione obbligatoria degli autoveicoli
the car passed/failed its MOT → la macchina ha passato/non ha passato la revisione

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MOT [ˌɛməʊˈtiː] n abbr (Brit) =Ministry of Transport → ministero dei Trasporti
MOT (test) revisione obbligatoria degli autoveicoli
the car passed/failed its MOT → la macchina ha passato/non ha passato la revisione

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mot → وزارة النقل technická kontrola vozidla periodisk syn af bil TÜV τεχνικός έλεγχος οχημάτων ITV katsastus contrôle technique tehnički pregled revisione annuale dell'auto 車検 차량 연례 정비 APK periodisk kjøretøykontroll Ministerstwo Transportu revisão obrigatória e anual de veículos тест Министерства транспорта kontrollbesiktning ตัวย่อของการตรวจเช็ครถประจำปี yıllık taşıt testi kiểm định xe của Bộ Giao thông 汽车年检